[OK] Loading kernel modules...

[OK] Initializing secure enclave...

[OK] Mounting NVMe storage arrays...

[OK] Starting monitoring daemons...

[OK] Connecting to networks... 6 found

[OK] Validator identity verified: rustemar

Independent Validator

Securing blockchain networks with enterprise-grade infrastructure

9+ years fintech · 5+ years validating · 6 networks · 99.9% uptime

$ whoami --verbose $ validator --history $ infra --topology $ node --status $ contact --list

$ whoami --verbose

IDENTITY rustemar

ROLE Independent Blockchain Validator & Infrastructure Operator

EXPERIENCE 9+ years software development in financial sector

ACTIVE_SINCE 2017 (crypto) · 2021 (validating)

STACK Bare-metal · KVM · Docker · Prometheus · Grafana · Custom scripts

APPROACH Security-first · Full hardware control · 24/7 automated monitoring

── CAPABILITIES ──────────────────────────────

monitoring Custom Prometheus + Grafana + Telegram alerts

failover Self-developed hot-standby, sub-minute switchover

hardware Dedicated servers, NVMe, Tier-3+ DC, KVM/IPMI

security 9yr fintech background, defense-in-depth, key mgmt

$ validator --history

2026└ now

MONAD [ACTIVE]

Full Node Operator · Testnet · VDP Wave 2

Testnet VDP Wave 2

checking...

2023└ now

ETHEREUM / Lido × SSV [ACTIVE]

Operator #1037 · Lido × SSV Network

Mainnet SSV

checking...

2022└ now

ETHEREUM / Lido × Obol DVT [ACTIVE]

DVT Operator · Cluster: Harmonious Hawk

Mainnet DVT

checking...

2021└ now

OASIS NETWORK [ACTIVE]

Validator · Mainnet

Mainnet

checking...

2021└ 2025

SOLANA [EXITED]

Validator + Custom Hotswap Failover · Mainnet

Mainnet Hotswap

2021└ 2024

MINA PROTOCOL [EXITED]

Block Producer · Mainnet

Mainnet

2021└ 2024

XX NETWORK [EXITED]

Node Operator (EliXXir) · Mainnet

Mainnet

$ infra --topology

PRIMARY NODE

Bare-metal servers NVMe storage arrays KVM / IPMI access

◄──────►

STANDBY NODE

Hot-standby replica Auto-failover Zero-downtime switch

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MONITORING

Prometheus metrics Grafana dashboards Custom health scripts

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ALERTING

Telegram bot alerts PagerDuty integration Auto-recovery actions

SECURITY LAYER

Network segmentation Strict firewalls SSH key-only Encrypted key storage Auto security updates Least privilege

$ gh repo list --public

→ rustemar/hotswap-solana-validator Automatic failover for Solana validators → rustemar/oasismonitor Monitoring tools for Oasis Network validators → rustemar/Marinade-Validators-Metrics-Exporter Solana validator metrics for InfluxDB

$ monad-node --live --watch

Connecting...

—

Block Height

—

Chain ID

—

Monad Testnet

Node RPC Latency

—

Server → Node

Your Latency

—

You → Node

Gas Price

—

Gwei

Block Age

—

Time since last block

Sync Status

—

Node Uptime

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Independent Validator

$ whoami --verbose

$ validator --history

$ infra --topology

$ monad-node --live --watch

block_speed blocks/sec

tx_per_block transactions

$ contact --list